Rosenberg v. United States
346 U.S. 273 · Decided June 19, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Rosenberg v. United States was decided on June 19, 1953 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 273 · 73 S. Ct. 1152 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 1607 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2557
- Docket number
- 687
- Decided
- June 19, 1953
- Argued
- June 18, 1953
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Fred M. Vinson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Stay
- Issue (SCDB)
- Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Atomic Energy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Concurrence | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Concurrence | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Concurrence |
Full case caption
Rosenberg et al. v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-114, docket 1952-114-01.
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